Secondary-connected device companion application control of a primary-connected device

Abstract

A vehicle may display a user interface of an application based on command information received from a primary-connected device, and send the command information to a secondary-connected device providing an auxiliary user interface. The vehicle may also forward a command message received based on user input to the auxiliary user interface to the application of the primary-connected device. The vehicle may also access paired device data to confirm that the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application; and forward the user input to the primary-connected device if the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A system comprising:
 a display of a vehicle; and 
 a processor of the vehicle, programmed to
 access paired device data to determine which mobile device is a primary-connected device and which is a secondary-connected device, 
 send, to the display, a user interface of an application executed by the primary-connected device based on command information received from the primary-connected device, 
 send the command information to the secondary-connected device to cause the secondary-connected device to display an auxiliary user interface corresponding to the user interface, and 
 forward a command message received from the secondary-connected device based on user input to the auxiliary user interface to the application of the primary-connected device if the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a memory storing the paired device data; and 
 a wireless transceiver, 
 wherein the processor is further programmed to
 using the wireless transceiver, detect mobile devices located within the vehicle; and 
 access the paired device data to determine which detected mobile device is the primary-connected device. 
 
 
     
     
       3. The system of  claim 2 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:
 access the paired device data to determine capabilities of the secondary-connected device; and 
 send the command information to the secondary-connected device if the secondary-connected device is authorized to receive the command information. 
 
     
     
       4. The system of  claim 3 , wherein the capabilities of the secondary-connected device include permission to view the user interface of the application. 
     
     
       5. The system of  claim 3 , wherein the capabilities of the secondary-connected device include permission to view the user interface of the application and permission to command the application. 
     
     
       6. The system of  claim 3 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:
 access the paired device data to determine capabilities of another secondary-connected device; and 
 send the command information to the other secondary-connected device if the other secondary-connected device is authorized to receive the command information. 
 
     
     
       7. The system of  claim 2 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:
 access the paired device data to confirm that the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application; and 
 forward the command message from the secondary-connected device to the application of the primary-connected device responsive to confirmation that the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application. 
 
     
     
       8. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the command information is smart device link (SDL) protocol information, and the command message is an SDL command. 
     
     
       9. A method executed by a processor of a vehicle comprising:
 accessing paired device data to determine which mobile device is a primary-connected device and which is a secondary-connected device; 
 providing a user interface of an application executed by the primary-connected device to a display of the vehicle based on command information received from the primary-connected device; 
 sending, to a secondary-connected device, the command information to cause the secondary-connected device to display an auxiliary user interface corresponding to the user interface; 
 receiving a command message from the secondary-connected device responsive to input to the auxiliary user interface of the secondary-connected device; and 
 forwarding the command message to the primary-connected device if the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application. 
 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 9 , further comprising forwarding, by the vehicle, command input from the secondary-connected device to the application of the primary-connected device. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 9 , further comprising sending command input from the secondary-connected device over a local area network to the application of the primary-connected device. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 9 , further comprising accessing the paired device data to determine whether the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 9 , wherein the primary-connected device and the secondary-connected device are smartphones. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 accessing the paired device data to determine capabilities of the secondary-connected device; and 
 routing the command information to the secondary-connected device if the capabilities indicate that the secondary-connected device is authorized to receive the command information. 
 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 accessing the paired device data to determine capabilities of another secondary-connected device; and 
 routing the command information to the other secondary-connected device if the capabilities indicate that the other secondary-connected device is authorized to receive the command information. 
 
     
     
       16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising instructions of a connection hub application that, when executed by a processor of a computing platform of a vehicle, cause the computing platform to:
 send, to a display of the vehicle, a user interface of an application executed by a primary-connected device based on command information received from the primary-connected device; 
 send, to a secondary-connected device, the command information received from a primary-connected device to cause the secondary-connected device to display an auxiliary user interface corresponding to the user interface; 
 receive a command message from the secondary-connected device responsive to input to the auxiliary user interface of the secondary-connected device; 
 access the paired device data to confirm that the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application; and 
 forward the command message to the primary-connected device if the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application. 
 
     
     
       17. The medium of  claim 16 , further comprising instructions to cause the computing platform to send, to another secondary-connected device, the command information received from the primary-connected device to cause the other secondary-connected device to display a second auxiliary user interface corresponding to the user interface. 
     
     
       18. The medium of  claim 16 , further comprising instructions to cause the computing platform to:
 access the paired device data to confirm that the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application; and 
 forward the command message from the secondary-connected device to the application of the primary-connected device responsive to confirmation that the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application.